The conference will feature workshops on sociolinguistics and linguistic anthropology (led by Mary Bucholtz and Norma Mendoza-Denton) as well as socially-oriented discourse analysis (led by Crispin Thurlow and Karen Tracy) on Friday, with paper presentations on Saturday and Sunday. Workshop space is limited, so please register early.

Plenary talks will be given by Mary Bucholtz (Linguistics, UC Santa Barbara), Kathy Escamilla (Education, University of Colorado), Norma Mendoza-Denton (Anthropology, University of Arizona), and Crispin Thurlow (Communication, University of Washington).